Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119913283 - Hiji Brothers

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 119913283

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 08/18/1992

Site Address:
Hiji Brothers
Cawelti Ave
Camarillo, CA 93010

Mailing Address:
771 Mountain View Ave, Oxnard, CA 93030

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0721

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/19/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/21/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361396971

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170152979

Event: 08/14/1992

Employee injured as tractor lands in ditch

At approximately 4:00 p.m. on August 14, 1992, Employee #1, a farm tractor driver for Hiji Brothers, Inc., was operating a John Deere tractor and towing a Lind blade across level terrain. While attempting to turn the tractor approximately 30 ft from the end of a row after having worked half the field, Employee #1 noticed that the wheels or steering would not turn. The tractor was traveling approximately 10 mph when it entered a 4 ft ditch. Employee #1 is being treated for back pain at Los Robles Hospital. Mechanics investigated and found nothing wrong with the tractor.

Keywords: DITCH, AGRICULTURE, DRIVER, BACK, TRACTOR, LOST CONTROL, MECH MALFUNCTION, STEERING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119913283			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Farm workers

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